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Mike Gordon to Release Moss In October, Tour in November

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Mike Gordon will release the new solo album Moss on October 19 via Rounder. The Phish co-founder plays a variety of instruments throughout the record, including bass, guitar, piano and drum programming. Page McConnell, Jon Fishman, Joe Russo, Marco Benevento and drummer Doug Belote are also featured on Moss.

According to Gordon, the goal of Moss was for the songs to “be simpler and more accessible as well as highly original, musing on matters of human consciousness and psychology in ways that are as listenable as they are unusual.”

“The Inside In album was kind of dreamy and the Green Sparrow was supposed to be a very awake experience,” Gordon told Relix while in the studio. “This one is sort of in the middle where it’s not quite dreamy but it’s also not pointedly awake. It’s supposed to be maybe more Alpha state – where you’re kind of half-awake and half-asleep, sort of playing with that.”

Gordon has played a few of Moss ’ songs live, including “Idea.” The bassist debuted the song with Phish earlier this summer and with his solo band at moe.down this past weekend. Mike Gordon Band will tour behind Moss this fall.